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10 Key Takeaways from the 2016 National Brain Tumor Society Scientific Summit National Brain Tumor Society hosted its Annual Scientific Summit on Thursday, September 29, 2016, convening experts from some of the world’s top brain tumor research labs; leading brain tumor clinical centers; the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI); biopharmaceutical company researchers and executives; and patient advocates. Unlike most scientific-based […] October 17, 2016

At Cancer Moonshot Summit, NBTS Shows How We #CanServe Back on May 25th, Vice President Joe Biden called for a national Cancer Moonshot Summit to take place on June 29th, which he would lead in Washington, DC. He also asked that groups involved with cancer research host “regional” satellite summits in their communities to amplify the power of the DC gathering. This would be the first […] June 29, 2016

60 Minutes, the poliovirus, and Breakthrough Therapy Designation Since the news program “60 Minutes” first aired two segments in March 2015 focused on an early-phase clinical trial taking place at Duke University, a lot of excitement has been generated about the investigational treatment highlighted: PVS-RIPO – more commonly referred to as the re-engineered poliovirus. The excitement was well-warranted, as the results reported at […] May 13, 2016

From the CEO’s Desk: Moving Deeper Into the Brain Tumor Precision Medicine Era Last week, a colleague sent me a news story about a young girl whose glioma was in an advanced state and not responding to conventional treatments. Doctors from Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Hospital’s pediatric neuro-oncology team tried a last-resort treatment for the young patient, and, miraculously, three years later, she has not only survived, but is thriving. […] March 30, 2016

Moving The Field Toward More Patient-Focused Drug Development Together with our partners in the Jumpstarting Brain Tumor Drug Development Coalition – Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure (ABC2), Musella Foundation for Brain Tumor Research and Education, and the Society for Neuro-Oncology – NBTS has been advocating for the brain tumor research field to take patients’ quality of life into great account during clinical trials. As […] March 18, 2016